Comments: 1Essay in the magazine "Judiasm" by Marvin Kaplan titled "Raisins and Almonds" Goldfaden's Glory". Analayzes song text and also provides biographical information.
2. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.
3. Article in Yiddish Forverts of June 17-23, 2011 by Yitzkhak Ludan (Israel) titled "Di Vizie Fun "Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen'" (The Vision of Raisens and Almonds". An analysis of the present political situation in the Middle East with a pessimistic conclusion that the implied security and prosperity in the song Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen will not be realized for some time to come.

Comments: 1. 10/26/2007 Article by Leah Hochbaum Rosner in English Forward, Oct. 26, 2007, titled "Singing 'Happy Birthday' to 'Hava Nagila' as Party Classic nears 100".
2. 8/28/2008 Article published on the internet as of August 28, 2008 by James Loeffler titled "Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip: The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody.
3. 7/20/212 Article from the Forward of July 20, 2012 by Renee Ghert-Zand titled "From Ukraine to You Tube: How 'Hava Nagila' Became a Global Hit"
4. 2/24/2017 Article from Wikipedia as of February 24, 2017 titled Hava Nagila